Indicating-signal for vehicles.



W-. P. HAMMOND.

mmcmme SIGNAL FOR VEHICLES. APPLICATION HLED DEC. 27,1910.

Batented Sept. 26, 1916.

, STATES PATENT FFIGE.

WILLIAM r. naiumoi'm'or missus, NEW JERSEY.

m'nIcArINcasmN-AL rortfvnmcms.

To all whom it meg/ concern resident of and whose post-office address isNo. .159 Lexington avenue, city and county of Passaic, State of NewJersey,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements inIndicating-Signals for Vehicles,-of which} ,the following, takeninconnection with thel accompanying sheet of drawing, is a concise andcomplete description.

My invention relates to indicating devices for nm in connection withroad vehicles to I: indicate the direction is about to turn.

The objiept of my invention is to providea simple device of thischaracter having an indicating symbol or symbols and means forilluminating the same in such a manner as to indicate either one of twodirections.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

I in which I have illustrated one preferable embodiment of my invention,I will proceed to describe the same, it being under- 'ture divided bypartitions 2- into three ing symbol, it is apparent that other differentsymbols may be employed, such, for instance, as a hand or hand havingthe index finger pointing to indicate the direction in which the vehicleis about to turn). Behind the front 3and covering the cutout portionthereof is a. red glass -P. Within each compartment is provided anilluminating device preferably as shown here, small electric bulbs 6,-62, 6".

I, Specification of Lette rsil gteiit. Patent ed Se t, 2 6 .1916Applicatidn filed.- Maw 27, i siol-f seria ito'. 599,527. a Thateanelights-are of small voltage Be 1t.ikno wn that I, WmmaMjPQHAi/Lf MOND,aeitiz'en of the United States, and a:

and ma be supplied .with electric current I from the ordinary drybatteries -9. that are carried by automobiles for ignition urposes; Thelamp circuits are controlle by a suitable switch 7 having a two-throwswitch blade ..8 adapted to cooperate 1 with-contacts 10 and 10-todirect thecurrsnt to the lights. Theseindicating devices ar intended tobe attached to both -theffrontand rear of the vehicle, and are operated"in gsubsta-ntially the manner', to indicate to the drivers of other inwhich a vehicle" is whicha turn is to be made. By turning a switch bladeonto contact -'-10 the current from battery -9is sent through cir Icu'its 11', -ll', -13' and -l3,

=75 ing into sight the arrow or symbol pointing following vehicles andpedestrians the direction in illuminatng. lamps .--6- and -6 bringindirection to the left, assumingthat'the WVhen the switch blade 8- isthrown over onto contact 10 light .-6- will go out and 6" willilluminate and the circuit" will then be through 12 12', 13 and 13.Under this operation the arrow or symbol will point to the right,indicating that a turn to the right is contemplated.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a modification in which I dispense with the lamps6 and 6 and control the arrow heads or symbols by mechanically operatedwings or blinds 14 which are pivoted at 15-.

These blinds are provided with springs 16- which normally hold the blindin closed position over the arrow heads. The blinds are operated by apull upon suitable operating cords attached thereto, and the singlelight behind is sufl'icient to illuminate the whole of the signalindication. When the operating cord is released, the blind will closeunder action of the spring 16.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new herein anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-

.1. A direction indicator for vehicles, including a cover plate providedwith a plurality of independent transparent areas, complemental designelements upon the transparent areas, said design elements having such arelation to each other that selected sets thereof taken independentlyform complete direction indicating designs, independent illuminatingmeans behind the respective areas of the transparent plate, means"device is attached to the rear -of the vehicle. L.

for confining the light from each illumi natinq means to the particulararea of the transparent plate, and selective means for dependently formcomplete direction indicating designs, independent illuminating meansbehind the respective transparent areas of the covecplate, means forconfining the light from each illuminating means to the particular areaof the cover plate, and selective means for controlling the independentilluminating means whereby any se lected set of the elements of thedesign can be illuminated.

3. A direction indicator-for vehicles and the like including atransparent plate subdivided into a central'area and end areas, saidplate being provided with a unitary de sign extending over all of theareas and the portions thereof over. the different areas having such arelation to each other that the central portion in combination witheither of the end portions forms a complete I direction indicatingdesign, independent illuminating means behind the respective areas ofthe transparent plate, ,means for confining the light of-eachilluminating means to its particular area, and selective means forcontrolling the independent illuiuinating means whereby the central areaof the traiisparent plate can be illuminated in combination with eitherone of the end areas thereof.

"traction indicaif ncluding a casing, lions divid ing e casing into acentral compartment ment While the arrow heads point in oppositedirections and are disposed over the opposite end compartments,independent illuminating means within the several compartments, andselective means for controlling the illuminating means to illuminate thecentral compartment in combination with either of the end compartments.

5. A signal as characterized, comprising a. containing case having-acover, said cover being provided with transparent sections laterallyextended and centrally united to indicate opposite lateral directions; aplurality of illuminating members for said sections; a plurality ofpartitions confining a. central portion exclude the light thereof fromthe other portions; and means for selectively illrninating the saidmembers.

6; A sig ii as characterized, comprising a containing case having acover, said cover being provided "ith transparent sections laterallyextend nd centrally unite sign elements upon the transparent sections ofthe cover, independent illuminating means for the said sections,partitions eoniining a central section to exclude the light thereof fromthe other sections, and selective means for controlling the illuminatingmeans, the before mentioned design elements =50. arrow marked thereon,the shaiit ot' the 2 row extending across the central compar having acomplemental relation so that selooted sets thereof taken independentlyform complete direction indicating designs.

lVILLIAli I I. HAltllviGNl). Witnesses M. MILLER, E, T. Coonnr,

